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Surrey Constabulary During the Great Robert Bartlett Surrey Constabulary During the Great War Robert Bartlett August 2015 "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived." - George S. Patton Robert Bartlett 1914 August 4: Nine men from the Guildford Borough were called to the colours as reservists leading to shortages. The 17 men of the Fire Brigade were sworn in as special constables and lamps, whistles and handcuffs were obtained for their use; 12 Specials were being paid five shillings a day. The strength of the force with Specials was 36 but there were additional duties associated with the mobilisation. The Chief Constable reported that “150 local gentlemen had rendered excellent service as Town Guards” but most wished to be relieved of their duties by the end of the month. Officers engaged on “point duty” (was this vulnerable points as opposed to traffic points) were armed with pistols. Police lost the use of the drill hall for their training and purchased an ambulance for £14 2 6d for use by the police. Large numbers of soldiers were billeted in the town. 1 1914: On the outbreak of war there were two thousand Special Constables in the county. During the war some four thousand nine hundred and eighty seven were sworn in 1914 November: At the beginning of the war leave of absence was also suspended but restored in November 1914. 1914: SCC Archive: Item ref: CC98/14/6 Enquiry into disappearance of a couple at Godalming Police use of Dogs 1914-1918 Denis Turner: The earliest record of dogs being used by the Surrey Constabulary was during the First World War. A prisoner of war camp had been established at Frith Hill, Frimley and although most inmates were quite happy to sit out the war, from time to time some thought it their duty to escape. The surrounding countryside was ideal cover for the escapees. To assist in searching for them the police at Camberley obtained three Bloodhounds for the purposes of tracking. Kennelled at Camberley Police Station and handled by Sergeant Kenward and his assistant PC Pink they were used several times with some success but their use was discontinued after the war. 1 They Guarded Guildford by Richard Ford Surrey 1969 internal publication Surrey Constabulary Robert Bartlett Surrey Constabulary officers serving with the army during the First World War First World War Surrey Constabulary If you have any information relating to any of these men, or other casualties, Surrey History Centre and the Editor would like to hear from you.2 Surname First Names Rank Military Corps Remarks Bridger Wilfred Lance Corporal Military Foot Police Budd Arthur Lance Corporal Military Foot Police Gater Watford Estough Lance Corporal Military Foot Police Gibson Sergeant. Major Military Police Reg Hollis Gibson 1501 MPSC? Policeman from Rowledge, born 1885. Service papers survive, 27 pages. Gassed Marshall John Charles Lance Corporal Military Foot Police April 1918 Policeman from Guildford, born 1889. Service papers survive 19 pages. Served in Surrey Police 24 May 1909 to 20 July Peet George Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police 1915 Runnegar Thomas James Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police Based in Caterham in 1915 awarded MM Ryall Frederick Arthur Lance Corporal Military Foot Police Son of Mrs. Smithers, of Green Side, Ripley, Surrey. Born 1886. Police Constable living in Stroude, Virginia Water in 1911. Died of Smithers Noah Lance Corporal Military Foot Police Wounds 21 May 1916 Tanner Ernest Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police Policeman from Chertsey, born 1889. Tassell Arthur Henry Corporal Military Mounted Police Service papers survive 29 pages 2 Source for Surrey Police WW1: Surrey History Centre Reference: 9152/1/5/4,September 1915 Robert Bartlett West Walter Henry Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police L/Cpl Bridger L/Cpl Budd L/Cpl Gater Serg /Maj Gibson L/Cpl Marshall L/Cpl Peet L/Cpl Runnegar MM L/Cpl Ryall L/Cpl Smithers L/Cpl Tanner L/Cpl Tassell L/Cpl West At the outbreak of the First World War a large number of the men from the police forces of Surrey were called to serve with the military. Sixteen men were wounded with three being permanently incapacitated. Eighteen officers lost their lives in the conflict. Three men who survived were decorated during their service: Walter Tuppen – Distinguished Conduct Medal Thomas Runnegar – Military Medal Gunner Henry Brand, PC Egham – Military Medal Harry Feasey Distinguished Conduct Medal (Joined post war) 1915 Walton on Thames – serious disturbances – bad feeling against German refugees who were living in the town 1915 George Bridger was fined 5/- for trespassing in search of game, having been discovered at the foot of Coast Hill by PC Lightfoot. 1915 April 10 Wyke and Normandy: As a taxicab containing four soldiers was passing through the village on Sunday, a tyre came off one of the wheels, causing it to skid and Robert Bartlett overturn in the ditch by the roadside. One of the occupants, who was extricated from the cab, was badly injured and was removed to the County Hospital, Guildford.3 1915 June 4: Weekly Rest Day suspended owing to the war. On 31 December 1915 one rest day in fourteen became the rule until the rest day was fully restored. 1915 October 13: Guildford experienced its only Zeppelin raid the only casualty a swan in the River Wey and seventeen fowls roosting in trees.4 1915 October 13: 2200 a Zeppelin L13 approached the town from the direction of Newlands Corner. Bombs were dropped and later police investigation showed that ten bombs fell in the Borough and two more at Shalford Park killing a swan on the Wey and 17 roosting fowls at St Catherine’s. This led to a stiffening of the lighting regulations resulting in 49 summonses and a total of £37 in fines. 5 ALFRED VICTOR SMITH 1891-1915 VC 1915 son of a former Guildford Borough officer: Alfred Victor Smith, was the only son of William Henry Smith, and was born at Guildford, Surrey on 22nd, July 1891. His father William Henry Smith was a former postman, who later served with the 11th. Prince Albert Own Hussars, where he became a lance corporal gaining the medal and star for active service in the Nile Expedition of 1884-85. Following this, William Henry joined the Guildford Borough Police force in 1888, and was later assigned to the Cambridge Borough Force where he was raised to the rank of sergeant, later Chief Detective, and later still Chief Inspector. For four years from 1901 to 1905 he was appointed to the Chief Constable of St. Albans and later Chief Constable of Burnley. The day before Christmas Eve 1915, Lieutenant Smith was in the battlefield at Helles, Gallipoli, a peninsula on the European side of Dardanelles. The scene was one of heavy fighting, and the young lieutenant rose from the trench to throw a grenade. The sides of the trenches were thick with glutinous mud, and confusion reigned from the bombing and shell fire. The young officer stumbled and the grenade fell from his hand into the trench. Lieutenant Smith called out to his fellow officers and men of the danger, and he ran for cover. He immediately realised that his comrades had no means of escaping, and with seconds to go before the blast sacrificed his own life by throwing himself on top of the bomb. 3 1915 April 10th Surrey Advertiser 4 Surrey Police a Pictorial History 1851-2001 Gerry Middleton Stewart 5 They Guarded Guildford by Richard Ford Surrey 1969 internal publication Surrey Constabulary Robert Bartlett The explosion instantly killed him but his heroism and split second timing saved those in the trench from death or injury. Alfred Victor Smith was awarded the Victoria Cross on the 3rd of March 1916. 1915 Guildford Special Constabulary 47 section leaders and 228 special constables 6 First World War Attack: Albury Gunpowder Mills: First World War introduced Additional hazards to mill operations when the factory was provided with anti-aircraft guns by early 1915, and St Martha’s Church was heavily camouflaged with branches to prevent the building being used by enemy pilots as a landmark for navigation. The worst scare of the war was when in 1915 a German Zeppelin dropped twelve bombs in the St Catherine’s area of Guildford not far away whilst the pilot was looking for the gunpowder works. Damage was caused to property but the only casualties were a swan on the river, and seventeen chickens. 7 1916 Food was short and PC Fuller Guildford Borough was awarded a gratuity of 10 shillings for the action he took leading to the conviction of a butcher for having diseased meat in his possession.8 PC 160 Noah Smithers Died of Wounds 21.5.1916 Age 329 PC Smithers served as a Lance Corporal P/1978 in the Military Foot Police. PC Smithers was the son of Mrs Smithers, of Green Side, Ripley, Surrey and is buried in Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery; Pas De Calais He enlisted at and gave his residence as Guildford. Age 22 Height 5’ 10 ½” Complexion Dark Hair DarkBrown Eyes Brown 6 They Guarded Guildford by Richard Ford Surrey 1969 internal publication Surrey Constabulary 7 http://www.weyriver.co.uk/theriver/industry_5_gunpowder.htm 8 They Guarded Guildford by Richard Ford Surrey 1969 internal publication Surrey Constabulary 9 www.surrey-constabulary.com Roll of Honour Robert Bartlett Birth Place Pyrford Noah Smithers joined the Surrey Constabulary on 26th June 1905 aged 22, and was sworn in before Col. Hadaway and Mr Alan Chandler at Guildford on 1st July 1905. His appointment number was 1456 and his collar number 160.
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